Heather Morgan, widely known by her rap persona “Razzlekhan,” has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in laundering funds stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency hack. Morgan pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to money laundering and defrauding the United States earlier this year. A Deliberate Scheme According to a CoinDesk...Read More
The El Salvadoran arm of the capital markets trading platform Bitfinex Securities has announced the launch of tokenized United States Treasury bills to be issued by NexBridge Digital, another digital asset issuer based in the country. According to a press release sent to CryptoPotato, Bitfinex claims the tokenized offerings are the first-ever to be launched...Read More
Ilya Lichtenstein, a 35-year-old programmer, was sentenced to five years in prison for his part in laundering Bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentence, marking a significant development in a case involving the theft of nearly 120,000 BTC, valued at $71.8 million in 2016 but worth...Read More
The FTX collapse of November 2022 continues to serve as a stark reminder of the necessity for rigorous asset monitoring. This event catalyzed a shift toward transparency, with crypto exchanges now disclosing more about their reserves and user fund management. As November 6th marks two years since the collapse, only Bitfinex and Binance witnessed their...Read More
A staggering $20 million in cryptocurrency linked to U.S. government addresses has been moved to a new wallet, raising alarms about a potential theft. The transactions originated from the government-controlled Bitfinex Hack Wallet, which housed part of the funds recovered from the 2016 attack on the Bitfinex crypto exchange. This resulted in a loss of...Read More
Bitcoin’s open interest is still relatively high, but analysts cannot say the same for altcoins. The total open interest for alts listed on major crypto exchanges, excluding ether (ETH), has fallen 55% from an all-time high (ATH) seen on March 25. The current aggregated value for these crypto assets is $8.75 billion, indicating that they...Read More
The ongoing turmoil in the Japanese and United States stock markets has triggered heightened volatility in the crypto space. This highlights the interconnectedness of global markets and Bitcoin’s growing correlation with traditional finance (TradFi) markets. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex explained in the latest Alpha report that Bitcoin’s rising correlation with TradFi markets could...Read More
Crypto-friendly financial institution Evolve Bank and Trust was embroiled in a massive data breach. The bank admitted it had been aware of the incident, which involved the theft of 33 terabytes of user data. While Evolve Bank maintained that customer funds appear to remain untouched, they admitted that the hackers likely managed to download sensitive...Read More
A bitcoin (BTC) price recovery may happen sooner than expected because selling pressure from market participants may be slowing down. The latest weekly report from the crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed that some on-chain indicators suggest that selling pressure from short-term holders may be waning. Bitcoin Selling Pressure May Be Waning Since BTC hit its all-time...Read More
Bitcoin is struggling to climb above the $60,000 mark after a devastating downtrend this week. Bitfinex analysts have shared their latest insights on BTC for May, predicting that the world’s leading cryptocurrency will continue to serve as the price action benchmark for the market, indicative of the entire asset class’s market cap. Bitcoin Consolidation to...Read More
Analysts at crypto exchange Bitfinex say several on-chain metrics are flashing the buy signal for bitcoin (BTC), indicating a potentially attractive entry point for market participants. According to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) measure and the open interest (OI) weighted funding rate, which shows the cost of holding...Read More
The alternative cryptocurrency (altcoin) sector is still reveling in its resurgence due to persistent investor interest in such digital assets amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally to a new all-time high of $72,000. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in the latest weekly report that investor interest in altcoins is diversifying to meme coins and artificial...Read More
Open interest (OI) in Bitcoin futures and perpetual pairs on centralized exchanges (CEXs) have surged to a historic high following BTC unwavering rally to levels not seen since November 2021. According to Bitfinex’s latest weekly report, OI for Bitcoin futures and perpetual pairs reached $26 billion, surpassing the previous record of $24 billion set in...Read More
At the beginning of last spring, the Wall Street Journal published an investigative article on Tether, Bitfinex, and related companies. The majority stake of both Tether and the Bitfinex exchange is owned by iFinex, a corporation established in the Virgin Islands. Controversial Article At the time, the Wall Street Journal claimed that the two companies,...Read More
Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the looting of billions of dollars from Bitfinex, is now helping federal prosecutors build a case against Bitcoin Fog, a crypto mixing service. Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to money laundering charges last year after hacking Bitfinex and getting away with Bitcoin worth $3.6 million. Lichtenstein Testifies in Washington Trial According to...Read More
Bitfinex, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the launch of a securities trading platform in El Salvador, the first country to recognize bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, Bitfinex Securities El Salvador will be the Central American country’s first registered and licensed digital assets service provider....Read More
The industry is bustling with the trading of the newly introduced spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States, yet there’s no equivalent for Ethereum. However, Jag Kooner, Bitfinex’s Head of Derivatives, suggests that the approval of a Bitcoin ETF could impact the SEC’s view on an Ethereum ETF, likely influenced by Ether’s classification as a security...Read More
Tether (USDT) reserve on Bitfinex has seen a significant increase owing to whales on the platform. According to CryptoQuant’s analysis, the whales on Bitfinex have opted to close their leveraged positions, leading to a substantial surge in the USDT reserve on the platform. This strategic move has garnered attention, shedding light on intriguing aspects of...Read More
Prominent crypto exchange Bitfinex has announced a collaboration with Synonym to introduce a new feature that enables customers to purchase Lightning Network connections for instant deposits, withdrawals, and payments. The Lightning Channel feature is offered through Blocktank, a platform operated by Synonym, a subsidiary of Tether Holdings Limited. Bitfinex Teams Up With Synonym According to...Read More
Since the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on January 10, BTC has witnessed intense selling pressure stemming from short-term holders realizing substantial profits. In the latest edition of the weekly Bitfinex Report, analysts at the crypto exchange warned that BTC is still susceptible to price corrections as...Read More
On Jan. 15, Ripple CTO Paolo Ardoino said that someone attempted to attack Bitfinex using a “Partial Payments Exploit.” However, the attack failed due to the way the exchange handles a data field for the delivered amount, he added. The clarification follows alerts that a huge $15 billion XRP transfer from an unknown wallet to...Read More
In response to a New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request initiated by Coindesk, Tether and Bitfinex announced dropping their opposition. According to the official blog post on November 24th, the decision underscored the companies’ “commitment to transparency” within the crypto sector, which aligns with the broader intention to maintain a balanced approach to...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has entered a consolidation phase, where uncertainty and fears abound about its price declining further. According to the latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, BTC is hovering around the $37,000 price range with signs of diminishing momentum and positive funding rates on futures contracts, a metric historically associated with market declines. Besides...Read More
A United States judge has concluded the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against stablecoin issuer Tether and its affiliate crypto exchange Bitfinex, two years after the plaintiff made a move against the firms. According to a blog post, Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has warned investors to exercise caution in their trading strategies as bitcoin (BTC) has entered a higher volatility environment. According to the latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, BTC’s recent ascent to the $38,000 range may not last for a while, as on-chain metrics show that the digital asset could retrace...Read More
Bitfinex Securities – the specialized platform dedicated to the listing of real-world tokenized securities – announced that its first tokenized bond will be listed in November this year. The new tokenized bond, called – ALT2611 – is a 36-month, 10% coupon bond and leverages Blockstream’s Bitcoin layer-2, Liquid. USDT Denomination For ALT2611 According to the...Read More
The latest edition of a weekly report from crypto exchange Bitfinex has revealed that bitcoin (BTC) is likely to experience heightened volatility in the coming months. According to the Bitfinex Alpha Report, the crypto market is currently in one of the longest low-volatility periods in Bitcoin’s history. However, that trend seems to have changed as...Read More
iFinex, the owner of popular cryptocurrency exchange network BitFinex and collaborator with Tether Holdings Ltd, reportedly unveiled a $150 million share buyback plan. This new announcement marks a significant milestone for the company’s growth, history, and efforts to make amends for its tainted history. The $150 Million Share Buyback Plan As per the reports, iFinex...Read More
The 70th edition of a weekly report by cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex revealed that digital asset funds are seeing large outflows as investors lose confidence in the market. According to the paper, crypto funds have experienced the most significant outflows since March, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to delay the long-awaited spot...Read More
Heather Rhiannon Morgan (aka “Razzlekhan”, 33) pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy in connection with the 2016 Bitfinex hack on Thursday, which saw more than 119,756 Bitcoin (BTC) robbed from customers. This came moments after her husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein (35), pleaded guilty to being the man behind the hack itself. Bitfinex Hacker Confirmed...Read More
